GENRE PICTURES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Prosthetics Technician / Make - Up
Job Titles:
- Writer, Director, Producer
Nick Nicolaou has been working in the film & television industry for over 25 years in the field of special make-up effects. He is a Director of Make-up Effects Group (www.megeffects.com.au), one of the leading studios in the world for the creation of special prosthetic make-up effects, animatronic characters and creature effects.
Some of his film credits include, I,Frankenstein, The Wolverine, Cloud Street, 2:37, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Silk, Candy, Feed, Man Thing, Matrix 2 & 3, Double Vision, Cut, The Matrix, Two Hands, The Island of Dr Moreau and Babe.
Nick always knew that his love of special make-up effects would be a stepping-stone towards his passion for writing & directing feature films. His company Genre Pictures (www.genrepictures.com.au) was set up to help develop this dream.
Nick has various short film and feature film scripts to his name. He has adapted one of his feature film scripts, A NICE PLACE TO VISIT, a Sci-Fi/Conspiracy Adventure, set in 1963 America, into an independently produced concept promo/trailer. It was shot on Super 35mm and boasts a very stylish, elaborate and big budget feel.
Another trailer/short film directed by Nick, based on his feature screenplay, PARADISE LOST, won the Gold award for short form film at the Australian Cinematographer Society Awards in 2006. It's a Drama/Horror film, about a man who has lost the love of his life to a senseless and tragic murder. He questions his faith and existence, as he struggles to find his way out of the darkness. The script was selected by Richard Taylor at WETA NZ, from over 50 script submissions and put into production development.
Nick has been production designer, producer, writer, director, and taken on various other key roles while developing all his projects.